Princess Anne and her husband attend two commemorative services in London
Prince William has also shared a commemorative message to mark Anzac Day
It comes as Royal Family resume official duties after two-week mourning period
Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the start of the First World War Gallipoli landings, and is a national day of remembrance for Australia and New Zealand
Princess Anne is attending services in London on Sunday in honour of Anzac Day. Anzac day is an annual national day of remembrance recognising Australians and New Zealanders killed serving in war, as well as those retired from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On the morning of Sunday 25 April, the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne attended a dawn service at Wellington Arch on behalf of the Royal Family. There, accompanied by her.
Post-COVID record crowd of 78,113 for Aussie rules game
This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 09:20
April 25, 2021 - 09:20
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A crowd of 78,113 packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for an Australian rules match between Collingwood and Essendon on Sunday, the highest attendance at a sports stadium anywhere in the world since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorities in Australia s southern state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, on Friday raised the cap on the attendance at the 100,000-seater arena to 85,000 ahead of the traditional Anzac Day blockbuster.
Sunday s attendance was higher than the 67,200 and 66,352 crowds attracted to the first two Twenty20 cricket matches between India and England at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in March.
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